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Monthly update of data in IOTA Directory 2000
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>>> IOTA REFERENCE NUMBERS ISSUED <<<
AS-158/Pr BY2 Liaoning Province East group (China)
OC-246 YB8 Leti and Sermata Islands (Indonesia)
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>>> PROVISIONAL IOTA REFERENCE NUMBERS AS AT 1 JUNE 2001 <<<
AF-090/Pr 5R Madagascar's Coastal Islands East (Madagascar)
AS-156/Pr R0B Ushakova Island (Russian Federation)
AS-157/Pr 3W South China Sea Coast Centre group (Vietnam)
AS-158/Pr BY2 Liaoning Province East group (China)
EU-188/Pr R1P Pechorskoye Sea Coast West group (Russian Federation)
NA-220/Pr OX Greenland's Coastal Islands South West (Greenland)
OC-244/Pr DU1-4 Luzon's Coastal Islands (Philippines)
Note: A full listing of new IOTA reference numbers issued since publication
of IOTA Directory 2000 may be found on the IOTA Manager's web site at
http://www.eo19.dial.pipex.com/index.shtml.
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>>> OPERATIONS WHICH HAVE PROVIDED ACCEPTABLE VALIDATION MATERIAL <<<
AS-096 VU3DMP St Mary's Island (May 2001)
AS-096 VU2GPH St Mary's Island (May 2001)
AS-096 VU2JIX St Mary's Island (May 2001)
AS-096 VU2JRO St Mary's Island (May 2001)
AS-096 VU2MTT St Mary's Island (May 2001)
AS-096 VU2NJN St Mary's Island (May 2001)
AS-096 VU2PAI St Mary's Island (May 2001)
AS-096 VU2RDJ St Mary's Island (May 2001)
AS-096 VU2RDQ St Mary's Island (May 2001)
AS-096 VU2SBJ St Mary's Island (May 2001)
AS-154 TA0/IT9WDY Giresun Island (April 2001)
AS-154 TA0/IT9YRE Giresun Island (April 2001)
EU-065 F6BFH/P Molene Island (May 2001)
EU-065 F9IE/P Molene Island (May 2001)
OC-129 UT2VU/DU7 Cebu Island (April 2001)
OC-221 YE8XM/P Kai Kecil Island, Kai Islands (April 2001)
OC-224 YE8XM/P Yamdena Island, Tanimbar Islands (April/May 2001)
OC-246 YE8XM/P Sermata Island (April 2001)
Note: This list includes operations where validation material was
volunteered, ie not specifically required for credit to be given. In all
cases, cards now submitted will be accepted by Checkpoints if they meet
normal standards. This means that the island name must be on the card.
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>>> OPERATIONS FROM WHICH VALIDATION MATERIAL IS AWAITED <<<
>>> AS AT 1 JUNE 2001 <<<
AF-090/Pr 5R8GT Sainte-Marie Island (April 2001)
AF-090/Pr 5R8GY Sainte-Marie Island (May/June 2001)
AS-050 RU0B/P ??????? Island (April 2001)
AS-057 RU0B Uyedineniya Island (April 2001)
AS-068 RS0B/P ??????? Island (April 2001)
AS-140 S21BR Dakhin Shahbazpur (Bhola) Island (December 2000)
AS-156/Pr RI0B Ushakova Island (April 2001)
AS-157/Pr 3W7D Tam Island (April 2001)
AS-158/Pr BA4DW/2 Dachangshan Island, Changshan Islands (May 2001)
EU-186 TA1ED/0 Gokceada Island (December 2000)
EU-188/Pr UE1RCV/1 Sengeyskiy Island (March 2001)
NA-035 HR6SI Santanilla Islands (March 2001)
NA-220/Pr OX3LG Simiutaq Island (April 2001)
OC-091 DU1KGJ/P Polillo Island (February 2001)
OC-093 4H2B Batan Island (February 2001)
OC-126 4I1P Lubang Island (February 2001)
OC-244/Pr 4I1P Marinduque Island (February 2001)
Note: Checkpoints are not authorised to credit QSL cards for an operation
where validation is required.
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>>> UPDATES ON THE ABOVE <<<
Mid-month information on the issue of IOTA reference numbers and validation
of operations is available on the IOTA Manager's website above. Under IOTA
NEWS BULLETINS click the latest bulletin under preparation.
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>>> RSGB HF & IOTA CONVENTION WINDSOR 2001 <<<
Put the date in your diaries now. This year's RSGB HF and IOTA Convention
will be held over the period 12, 13 and 14 October at Old Windsor, Berkshire.
An interesting programme, with plenty of IOTA content, is under preparation
with a number of well-known speakers lined up including the ops from D68C.
The IOTA Committee will have a series of presentations celebrating the twin
milestones of 1000 IOTA numbers issued and of IOTA entering the 21st Century.
More on this later. The Convention Centre is served by excellent road and
rail links and, for those coming by air, is within easy reach of London
Heathrow Airport. Let's have a really big IOTA attendance this year. IOTA
enthusiasts from outside the UK planning to come are encouraged to drop me a
note so that we can monitor likely attendance and plan the IOTA programme
accordingly. Details of booking arrangements will be available via a link on
the website above - there is an attractive discount for booking early.
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>>> IOTA CONTEST 2001 <<<
A reminder that the IOTA Contest takes place from 1200 UTC Saturday 28 July
to 1200 UTC Sunday 29 July 2001. As this contest now attracts more than 1000
participants, it is quite possible to work during the 24 hours the 100
different IOTAs required to qualify for the basic award. Full details are at
http://www.g4tsh.demon.co.uk/HFCC/index.htm .
If you plan to take part as an island station, please check IOTA Directory
2000 to see that your island counts and that you have the right IOTA number.
If it is not listed, it could be that its IOTA status has been withdrawn. So
you may need to investigate. Also remember, if you decide to activate an
unnumbered, ie new, group, a new reference number will NOT be issued during
the 24 hours of the contest, so you will need to start the operation before
the contest to secure the number.
Please note that ALL correspondence about the contest rules, conduct,
adjudication and results must be directed to the RSGB HF Contests Committee
Chairman, Justin Snow, G4TSH at hfcc.chairman@rsgb.org.uk and NOT to the IOTA
Committee or the IOTA Manager. Notices of planned island activity should be
addressed to Steve Lawman, G0UIH at g0uihsteve@compuserve.com if you want
advance publicity.
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>>> RSGB IOTA MILLENNIUM PROGRAMME <<<
Neville Cheadle, G3NUG reports that 232 applications for the RSGB IOTA
Millennium Programme certificates (IOTA 2000) have now been processed by CDXC
and the certificates will be despatched before the end of June and possibly
sooner.
We believe that several more IOTA DXpeditioners may qualify for these
attractive certificates. As a reminder, these are the rules:
Awards for DXpeditioners:
There are two awards for individuals or teams activating the following in
year 2000:
DXpeditioners' Platinum Certificate
For activating either (1) Two new IOTAs or (2) One new IOTA and Two
rare IOTAs*.
DXpeditioners' Gold Certificate
For activating either (1) One new IOTA or (2) Two rare IOTAs* or
(3) Five IOTAs (excluding one's home station).
The IOTA 2000 Programme is based on the 1998/99 IOTA Directory.
* A rare IOTA is defined as one that requires validation by the IOTA
Committee.
Send details of your DXpeditions to CDXC at g3nug@btinternet.com. The closing
date for applications is 31 December 2001. There are no charges for these
awards.
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Roger Balister, G3KMA Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ
RSGB IOTA Manager RSGB IOTA Committee Member (Europe)
4 11 June 2001 12 June 2001
Past IOTA Notices are available at
http://www.425dxn.org/iota
Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ/KB2TJM
425 DX News Editor
http://www.425dxn.org
i1jqj@425dxn.org
